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Singlehood — Eduqas GCSE Sociology Definition

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GCSE Sociology · key term

Singlehood

Definition

The state of not being in a couple relationship; it does not necessarily mean living alone.

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Eduqas GCSE Sociology · C200

Component 1

But singlehood, being unmarried and living alone are different. A cohabiting person is unmarried but not single. A person living alone may have a partner who lives elsewhere.
Revise: Impact of Social Changes on Families

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Cohabitation
Completed family size
Contraception
Divorce
Empty-shell marriage

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